Being with animals : why we are obsessed with the furry, scaly, feathered creatures who populate our world /

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Author / Creator:King, Barbara J., 1956-
Edition:1st ed.
Imprint:New York : Doubleday, c2010.
Description:258 p. ; 25 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7977494
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ISBN:9780385523639 (alk. paper)
0385523637 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. A Holy Procession of Animals
  • 2. Humans Emerging: From Savanna to Art Cave
  • 3. Taming the Wild?
  • 4. Cat Mummies and Lion Symbols
  • 5. Animal Souls
  • 6. Ravens, Shamans, and Dogs Who Dream
  • 7. Of Whales and Tortoises
  • 8. Articulate Apes and Emotional Elephants
  • 9. Dog and Cat (and Buffalo) Mysteries
  • 10. Finding Compassion
  • 11. Clones, Crows, and Our Future
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index